French civil dissatisfaction sparks riots, but Macron was criticized for watching Celine Dion's concert

French President Emmanuel Macron reacted as he chaired an interdepartmental crisis meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Reuters)

As riots broke out in many places in France, French President Macron and his wife Brigitte went to watch Canadian diva Celine Dion's concert on the evening of the 16th. Some demonstrators criticized the Macrons as being like King Louis XVI and Queen Mary who were executed during the French Revolution.

The British Daily Mail reported that Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron were photographed dancing at a Celine Dion concert.

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According to reports, they clapped to the music in a private box, seemingly unaware of the anger of the French public. French people are angered by soaring living costs, rapidly deteriorating public finances and a government that is gridlocked and unable to govern effectively.

The British "London Broadcasting Corporation" (LBC) reported that more than 500,000 people took to the streets in France yesterday to demonstrate. As of noon today, the authorities had arrested about 1,800 people and hundreds of police officers were injured. Statistics updated this morning showed 855 people were arrested in Paris.

One angry protester reportedly compared the Macrons to French King Louis XVI and his wife Marie, who were executed during the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette.

Lina Bernard, one of the organizers of the Paris protest rally, told Britain's Mail on Sunday that the Macrons were "acting like Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette." Both men were executed during the French Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy.

"They seem to think that everything is fine," Berner said.

Canadian singer Celine Dion. (AFP file photo)

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